The Man Time Forgot: A Tale of Genius, Betrayal, and the Creation of Time Magazine

Synopsis

An “illuminating biography” of the forgotten, tragic genius who founded Time magazine with his friend and fierce rival Henry Luce (The New Yorker).Friends, collaborators, and childhood rivals, Briton Hadden and Henry R. Luce were not yet twenty-five when they started Time, the first newsmagazine, at the outset of the Roaring Twenties. By age thirty, they were both millionaires, having laid the foundation for a media empire. But their partnership was explosive and their competition ferocious, fueled by envy as well as love. When Hadden died at the age of thirty-one, Luce began to meticulously bury the legacy of the giant he was never able to best.In this groundbreaking, stylish, and passionate biography, Isaiah Wilner paints a fascinating portrait of Briton Hadden—genius and visionary—and presents the first full account of the birth of Time, while offering a provocative reappraisal of Henry R. Luce, arguably the most significant media figure of the twentieth century.“A riveting narrative . . . richly detailed . . . part This Side of Paradise, part Citizen Kane.” —The Wall Street Journal“[A] scintillating biography . . . a perceptive psychological study and cultural history, with a touch of ink-stained romanticism.” —Publishers Weekly“With access to the Time archives and unpublished interviews and correspondence, Wilner offers all the excitement of a new media enterprise launched in the Roaring Twenties by two fascinating figures.” —Booklist

Copyright:

2006

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

384 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780061747267

Related ISBNs:

9780060505509

Publisher:

HarperCollins

Date of Addition:

03/05/25

Copyrighted By:

Isaiah Wilner

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Business and Finance, Communication

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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